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Got Parenting Problems? Attend our FREE Positive Parenting Webinar

January 20, 2013

Get Kids to Listen without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling! It’s been a while, but we’re doing it again… My good friend Amy McCready from Positive Parenting Solutions is coming back!  Once again, Amy’s offering her FREE live training webinar in which you’ll… Learn strategies to correct misbehavior, and reclaim the calm voice you had before kids. Discover proven tools for [...]

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7 school lunch packing tips from a mom of 7

January 18, 2013

So I KNOW I’m not the only one who hates is not a fan of making lunches in the morning. And I only have THREE kids. Stacey has SEVEN!!! Four are in school already and it’ll be five this fall… So this smart mom got it all figured out: Stacey gets the kids to help, [...]

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A Daughter to be Proud of: Jenny Lester

April 12, 2012

I have 3 daughters. They all make me proud. But only one, so far, has left the safe cocoon of the house she was raised in, venturing her way slowly but surely into the adult world. With no parental helicoptering, our oldest child, Jenny Luisa (her middle name comes from the role I was playing [...]

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Happy and healthy holiday wishes from my family to yours

December 24, 2011

Thank you dear readers and fans for your support, enthusiasm, and cherished friendship throughout the year! My family and I appreciate all of you and what you’ve helped us create, here at EasyLunchboxes. May each and every one of you enjoy this festive time with your loved ones, and have a happy, healthy, and successful [...]

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The Philosophy of Lunch Box Packing

October 4, 2011

“Here’s the real news: Lunch-packing isn’t about food groups and how much of which items the kids eat. Lunch-packing is about providing OPPORTUNITY.” -Brianne DeRosa I’ve decided lately that I have a small talent for curating information, ideas, and people, and bringing them together here via my EasyLunchbox Blog. I share other peoples’ words of wisdom [...]

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Save Money at Theme Parks by Bringing Your own Food

July 13, 2011

If you’re reading this blog, you may already have a stash of my EasyLunchbox containers and coolers, or maybe you’re thinking about getting some. Thanks! Yes, they’re great for everyday lunch packing, but what about stretching those food dollars even further? You can plan ahead and use your EasyLunchboxes to bring your family’s meals with [...]

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Dream Big. Don’t Live in Smallness

May 21, 2011

During our recent first date (lol, what do you call it when new girlfriends get together for the first time?) my new friend, Susan Kay Wyatt, and I discussed our dreams and ambitions. Over an Aroma Cafe veggie wrap, we shared stories about our passion for performing, motherhood and success.  It seems we have a lot [...]

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“The Best Mom” is not a Title I Earn Every day

May 14, 2011

I’m either biting my tongue or feeling bad that I blurted something out at one of my daughters. More often than I’d like. My girls always say, “Oh, you’re the best mom”.  But I know better: not always. I recently read a post by another mom, a terrific writer who fills her numerous blogs with all [...]

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Easy Dinners, No Stress -Thanks to the Six O’Clock Scramble

May 3, 2011

Opening up my fridge last night, in addition to the usual bread, peanut butter, milk, and string cheese, I found a bag of spinach, two chicken breasts, three ready to be discarded mushrooms, no onions, and not much else of great interest. My girls would be home from dance class shortly and I was in [...]

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Lunch Box Note Inspires a Love Song

April 25, 2011

Along with the appealing, nutritious foods you pack in lunch boxes each day for your loved ones, have you ever included a little note? A quickly scribbled “I Love You”, “Knock ‘em dead at the meeting, honey”, or “Can’t wait till you get home”? Most days, I don’t include anything in the lunch boxes I [...]

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